Quite a culture and moral shock for the audience, and a clash that the team behind both the films desperately wanted to avoid.
Says Nikhil Advani, `They were supposed to release on a different date. When I heard they were coming on the same day I immediately messaged the producer. However there was no response.
More than anything else, audiences are going to be shocked to see Shruti transform within one Friday so drastically. I guess audiences are mature enough to take that king of change.
I remember Gulzar Saab's Koshish and Parichay were released within months of one another. In Koshish Jaya Bhaduri played Sanjeev Kumar's wife. In Parichay she played his daughter. Both succeeded`
While Nikhil maintains that the Shruti Hassan clash was precipitated by the Ramaiya Vastavaiya (RV) team. Prabhudheva the director of RV has another story to tell.
Says Prabhu, `We tried to talk to them. But nobody was willing to listen. They've worked as hard on their film as we have. I am praying for both the films. `
